Jonathan L. Howard
@jonathanlhoward.bsky.social
I write novels & games. Johannes Cabal, Carter & Lovecraft, THE SHADOW ON THE GLASS for "Call of Cthulhu," Russalka, Kyth the Taker, Goon Squad, co-wrote BROKEN SWORD I-III, principal writer on ATOMFALL. All my fault. Sorry.
UK. Portrait: Small Robot
UK. Portrait: Small Robot
I like this episode a lot, even if it's a bit grim in places. Robert Hardy is brilliant as Milverton, as cold and anuran as if he'd just crept out of a pond, his bland, banal cruelty provoking the usually cool Holmes into crossing lines better left uncrossed. It's good stuff.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I like this episode a lot, even if it's a bit grim in places. Robert Hardy is brilliant as Milverton, as cold and anuran as if he'd just crept out of a pond, his bland, banal cruelty provoking the usually cool Holmes into crossing lines better left uncrossed. It's good stuff.
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When you see those announcements in Publisher's Marketplace that says a book was acquired in a "nice" deal, it means they got 69 dollars
January 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
When you see those announcements in Publisher's Marketplace that says a book was acquired in a "nice" deal, it means they got 69 dollars
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You simply won't see a better film today than Went the Day Well? playing today (Sat 4.45 Jan 31) on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
I reviewed this classic British movie under the title 48 Hours and I'll post a link every time this stunning film screens.
#TPTV
film-authority.com/2020/12/12/4...
I reviewed this classic British movie under the title 48 Hours and I'll post a link every time this stunning film screens.
#TPTV
film-authority.com/2020/12/12/4...
48 Hours - film-authority.com
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January 31, 2026 at 8:48 AM
You simply won't see a better film today than Went the Day Well? playing today (Sat 4.45 Jan 31) on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
I reviewed this classic British movie under the title 48 Hours and I'll post a link every time this stunning film screens.
#TPTV
film-authority.com/2020/12/12/4...
I reviewed this classic British movie under the title 48 Hours and I'll post a link every time this stunning film screens.
#TPTV
film-authority.com/2020/12/12/4...
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We are here, and this is now.
January 30, 2026 at 9:47 PM
We are here, and this is now.
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So that was Friday January 30th 2026. Crikey. Another 24 hours done, another 24 hours nearly here.
(Dated this very day in 1982, a mere 44 years ago, 2000AD #249, with its cover featuring Rogue Trooper by Dave Gibbons.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients. May tomorrow be a kind day.
(Dated this very day in 1982, a mere 44 years ago, 2000AD #249, with its cover featuring Rogue Trooper by Dave Gibbons.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients. May tomorrow be a kind day.
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
So that was Friday January 30th 2026. Crikey. Another 24 hours done, another 24 hours nearly here.
(Dated this very day in 1982, a mere 44 years ago, 2000AD #249, with its cover featuring Rogue Trooper by Dave Gibbons.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients. May tomorrow be a kind day.
(Dated this very day in 1982, a mere 44 years ago, 2000AD #249, with its cover featuring Rogue Trooper by Dave Gibbons.)
And so to bed. Sleep well, gentle sentients. May tomorrow be a kind day.
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My recommendation of determining where to live if you are on the #housing market- look at seating charts in local theaters for Melania
On the left, Canton, MI, which cancelled multiple screenings today and this is their only screening this evening
On the right…Livingston County, MI
On the left, Canton, MI, which cancelled multiple screenings today and this is their only screening this evening
On the right…Livingston County, MI
January 31, 2026 at 12:04 AM
My recommendation of determining where to live if you are on the #housing market- look at seating charts in local theaters for Melania
On the left, Canton, MI, which cancelled multiple screenings today and this is their only screening this evening
On the right…Livingston County, MI
On the left, Canton, MI, which cancelled multiple screenings today and this is their only screening this evening
On the right…Livingston County, MI
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I would pay DOUBLE my bbc licence if this happened on current affairs programmes
if you get to three factually untrue statements then you get gunged
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I would pay DOUBLE my bbc licence if this happened on current affairs programmes
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Also EYYYYYYY I got my Yugo nominee pin (SHINY!) and my Official Certificates today! Thank you @seattlein2025.org !
I have added the pin to my "I will absolutely lose these" dish
I have added the pin to my "I will absolutely lose these" dish
January 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Also EYYYYYYY I got my Yugo nominee pin (SHINY!) and my Official Certificates today! Thank you @seattlein2025.org !
I have added the pin to my "I will absolutely lose these" dish
I have added the pin to my "I will absolutely lose these" dish
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I FUCKING REBUKE THIS
Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I FUCKING REBUKE THIS
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Please stay alive
Just being alive means you're pretty much a success
生きていてくださいっ
生きてるだけでおおむね成功ですっ
失敗なんてないんですっ
無理せずありのままでいてくださいっ
だからこれからもちぃたん☆と皆さんはおおむね成功ですっ☆
♩テレビやSNSは〔夢は叶う、諦めないで、前を向こう〕ばかり。
本当は毎日不安だし辛いことばかりなんだ。
辛い時は辛いって言っていいよ、逃げてもいいよ。
キミの声は聞こえているから。
生きてることだけでおおむね成功だから♩
Just being alive means you're pretty much a success
生きていてくださいっ
生きてるだけでおおむね成功ですっ
失敗なんてないんですっ
無理せずありのままでいてくださいっ
だからこれからもちぃたん☆と皆さんはおおむね成功ですっ☆
♩テレビやSNSは〔夢は叶う、諦めないで、前を向こう〕ばかり。
本当は毎日不安だし辛いことばかりなんだ。
辛い時は辛いって言っていいよ、逃げてもいいよ。
キミの声は聞こえているから。
生きてることだけでおおむね成功だから♩
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Please stay alive
Just being alive means you're pretty much a success
生きていてくださいっ
生きてるだけでおおむね成功ですっ
失敗なんてないんですっ
無理せずありのままでいてくださいっ
だからこれからもちぃたん☆と皆さんはおおむね成功ですっ☆
♩テレビやSNSは〔夢は叶う、諦めないで、前を向こう〕ばかり。
本当は毎日不安だし辛いことばかりなんだ。
辛い時は辛いって言っていいよ、逃げてもいいよ。
キミの声は聞こえているから。
生きてることだけでおおむね成功だから♩
Just being alive means you're pretty much a success
生きていてくださいっ
生きてるだけでおおむね成功ですっ
失敗なんてないんですっ
無理せずありのままでいてくださいっ
だからこれからもちぃたん☆と皆さんはおおむね成功ですっ☆
♩テレビやSNSは〔夢は叶う、諦めないで、前を向こう〕ばかり。
本当は毎日不安だし辛いことばかりなんだ。
辛い時は辛いって言っていいよ、逃げてもいいよ。
キミの声は聞こえているから。
生きてることだけでおおむね成功だから♩
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If you’re looking for something to watch this weekend, make sure you go to support WONDER MAN cause it seems like Marvel didn’t care to promote the fact that it is now out #wonderman
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 AM
If you’re looking for something to watch this weekend, make sure you go to support WONDER MAN cause it seems like Marvel didn’t care to promote the fact that it is now out #wonderman
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Good rule:
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Good rule:
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Today is also W. C. Fields's birthday, and I do like to contemplate the film George Cukor might have made of The Cherry Orchard in 1940 or so with Garbo as Mme. Ranevskaya, Aline MacMahon as Charlotta, Judy Garland as Anya, George O'Brien as Lopakhin, and Fields as Gaev.
January 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Today is also W. C. Fields's birthday, and I do like to contemplate the film George Cukor might have made of The Cherry Orchard in 1940 or so with Garbo as Mme. Ranevskaya, Aline MacMahon as Charlotta, Judy Garland as Anya, George O'Brien as Lopakhin, and Fields as Gaev.
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One of my absolutely favorite anthologies from the last few years.
Incredible work by the authors and @xuetingni.bsky.social as editor and anthologist!
Incredible work by the authors and @xuetingni.bsky.social as editor and anthologist!
January 29, 2026 at 4:07 AM
One of my absolutely favorite anthologies from the last few years.
Incredible work by the authors and @xuetingni.bsky.social as editor and anthologist!
Incredible work by the authors and @xuetingni.bsky.social as editor and anthologist!
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"passive consumers of unthought thoughts" is such an elegant way to put slop-eaters
sorry is there games journalism discourse happening, I was busy clumsily photoshopping a sword into the pope's hand on company time for a @joshuawolens.bsky.social story
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"passive consumers of unthought thoughts" is such an elegant way to put slop-eaters
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Happy pubday dear @cavan.bsky.social (and @sendoshi.bsky.social). Tempest Breaker/ Brise-Tempête has now landed on French shelves! La #HauteRépublique approche de son dénouement et Lourna Dee n'a pas l'intention de laisser Marchion Ro écrire le chapitre final...
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Happy pubday dear @cavan.bsky.social (and @sendoshi.bsky.social). Tempest Breaker/ Brise-Tempête has now landed on French shelves! La #HauteRépublique approche de son dénouement et Lourna Dee n'a pas l'intention de laisser Marchion Ro écrire le chapitre final...
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Lord Byron the cat leapt into the room like Baryshnikov, ran over and jumped into my lap, kissed me on the cheek, fell over and ran away.
Sir. SIR... you have to at least buy me two drinks and tell me I am pretty before you pull that move.
Sir. SIR... you have to at least buy me two drinks and tell me I am pretty before you pull that move.
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Lord Byron the cat leapt into the room like Baryshnikov, ran over and jumped into my lap, kissed me on the cheek, fell over and ran away.
Sir. SIR... you have to at least buy me two drinks and tell me I am pretty before you pull that move.
Sir. SIR... you have to at least buy me two drinks and tell me I am pretty before you pull that move.
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I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
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AI is like Brexit. I'm still waiting for someone to enumerate the pros.
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
AI is like Brexit. I'm still waiting for someone to enumerate the pros.
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A depressing catalogue of failures in the extremely shit AI skills courses the government went on telly to promote yesterday. Useless UI, constant corporate branding, abysmal privacy protection, and at least one bit of weird anti-climate messaging(?!) all to service your ability to lie on a CV.
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:41 AM
A depressing catalogue of failures in the extremely shit AI skills courses the government went on telly to promote yesterday. Useless UI, constant corporate branding, abysmal privacy protection, and at least one bit of weird anti-climate messaging(?!) all to service your ability to lie on a CV.
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It does make me feel rather ancient to see the mention of the supersonic TSR-2 bomber on that Hurricane cover. The controversy over its development & ultimate cancellation was absolutely huge back in the day. It really was a Very Big Deal. And now?
January 29, 2026 at 10:06 AM
It does make me feel rather ancient to see the mention of the supersonic TSR-2 bomber on that Hurricane cover. The controversy over its development & ultimate cancellation was absolutely huge back in the day. It really was a Very Big Deal. And now?
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Good morning! It’s Thursday January 29th 2026! Another day already? Crikey!
(Dated this very day in 1964, a mere 62 years ago, the very first edition of hurricane, with its cover featuring Typhoon Tracy.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated this very day in 1964, a mere 62 years ago, the very first edition of hurricane, with its cover featuring Typhoon Tracy.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
January 29, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Good morning! It’s Thursday January 29th 2026! Another day already? Crikey!
(Dated this very day in 1964, a mere 62 years ago, the very first edition of hurricane, with its cover featuring Typhoon Tracy.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Dated this very day in 1964, a mere 62 years ago, the very first edition of hurricane, with its cover featuring Typhoon Tracy.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
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Does anyone know a card game designer?- I would love to pick their brain about a cool thing I’m making
January 29, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Does anyone know a card game designer?- I would love to pick their brain about a cool thing I’m making
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Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours